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Doors Open

Breakfast & Networking

📍Hood Baker

Conference Welcome

📍Hood Baker

Welcome remarks by Elizabeth Stokely, Executive Director, GlobalWA.

Opening Keynote

📍Hood Baker

Opening keynote by Naria Santa Lucia, General Manager, Microsoft Elevate.

Washington’s Global Moment: Innovation, Responsibility, and the Future of Development

📍Hood Baker

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Opening panel bringing together leaders across Washington State’s global development ecosystem.

Speakers:
Akhtar Badshah, Founder and Chief Catalyst, Catalytic Innovators Group, Distinguished Practitioner, University of Washington, Author of the Purpose Mindset
Heidi van Rooyen, Chair, Global Health, University of Washington
Jill Nishi, CEO, Philanthropy Northwest
Kammerle Schneider, Chief Global Health Programs Officer, PATH
Kelly Goodejohn, Chief Social Impact Officer, Starbucks

Morning Breakout Sessions: What tools, partnerships, and policies will strengthen our work?

Lunch & Networking

Afternoon Breakout Sessions: How do we shift systems and narratives for lasting change?

New Voices

📍Hood Baker

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Mobilizing Beyond the Conference

📍Hood Baker

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Closing remarks

📍Hood Baker

Closing remarks by GlobalWA’s Executive Director, Elizabeth Stokely.

Reception

Brought to you by the Hawk Foundation for Research and Education in African Culture!

Mingle with colleagues while enjoying food, drinks, and a live music performance by Ethnomusicologist and Hawk Foundation Executive Director Javoen Byrd.